The newly-formed Virginia Commonwealth University with a growing number of liberal arts students was changing the city. Pack a picnic and bring the whole family for this special season finale, featuring The Blossom Festival Orchestra and members of the Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music's Music Theatre Program. Bruce Hornsby performs at the Carpenter Center Thursday night, May 4, 1995, during a solo piano show for Special Olympics. Richmond launched virtual Cherry blossom Festival This year's free programming features original video content, including how-to demonstrations with local artisans and new musical performances. At 78, the Canadian folk singer of the '60's is still touring and performing his songs for old fans as well as the younger generation. We are hosting a cherry blossom drawing chain in honor of the RVA Cherry Blossom Festival that would've taken place today! (Photo courtesy of the Bill Beville collection.). Despite its humble beginnings, the festival has become one of the Top 20 Events in the South, Top 50 Events in the U.S., and Top 100 Events in North America. Hip-hop pioneer DJ Grandmaster Flash headlines this years 2nd Street Festival in Jackson Ward on Oct. 1-2. Music that evokes the seasons and tells a story. In April 1983, legendary jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins performed a sold-out solo show to close Virginia Commonwealth Universitys Jazz Festival IV in Richmond. Woolworths and the like left, and more underground, head shops, clothing and records started coming up. At the height of the violence, a young man gave peace signs to a police helicopter flying over the stadium, to no avail. The riot caused an estimated total of $50,000 in property damages (around $300,000 today). The crowd had moved off the roadway in late afternoon when photo was taken. Amos spent nearly a half hour with fans, signing autographs, receiving hugs and small tokens of affection. (L-R) John Calderon, Al Jarreau and Joe Turano perform at the Richmond Jazz Festival in Maymont Park Sunday, August 14, 2016. Gain instant access to your Blossom Music Festival movie concert tickets with our new mobile app for iPhone and Android smartphone devices. Young blues guitarist Jonny Lang performed at the Innsbrook Pavilion Wednesday, July 11, 2001. LEFT: Huey Lewis, shown at Innsbrook in 2004, has mixed feelings about MTV. He is the drummer of the band, but also a vocalist and a songwriter. Excerpt on the Cherry Blossom Music Fest Riot of 1974: "Youths in the stands rushed at the officers and attacked them, fists flailing," reported The Richmond News Leader. Young man was treated on the scene after he was arrested Saturday. Elvis Presley performed at the Coliseum in Richmond. Every year, the City of Richmond hosts a Cherry Blossom Festival to celebrate the arrival of spring and the blooming flowers at Garry Point Park where 255 Akebono cherry blossom trees are planted. Willie Nelson performs at Innsbrook After Hours, Sept. 15, 2016. L-R, Graham Nash and David Crosby of Crosby Stills and Nash performed to a sold out, standing room only crowd at the Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage in Richmond VA Tues. March 4, 2014. Learn more about Akebono cherry trees and how this cultivar was selected for Garry Point Park. This photo of Tommy Shaw of Styx was taken during a concert at Kings Dominion 9/8/02. Race fans move to the music of Barenaked Ladies in concert before the Chevrolet Rock and Roll 400 Saturday at Richmond International Raceway. Originating in the 1. Where: Garry Point Park 12011 7th Avenue, Richmond Mary J. Blige performing at the Landmark Theatre. All photographs from the collection of Bill Beville, who worked security at the Cherry Blossom Music Festival in 1974. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. NOT one time use. Gospel singer Cora Harvey Armstrong performed as the opening act on the Altria Stage during opening night of the Richmond Folk Festival, Friday 10/12/2018. Find free and inexpensive things for the kids to do in Richmond. Watch the full two-hour Livestream of the Parade below and on our YouTube Channel, now through June 30, 2023! 04-27-1974 (cutline): Young man raises peace sign at City Stadium--to no avail. Poet Allan Ginsberg came to Richmond on Oct. 12, 1970 and presented at the Franklin Street Gymnasium. From the Archives: In 1974, a Richmond music festival turned into a Benatar moved to Richmond two years earlier at age 20; she met pianist Phil Coxon during a gig at the Roaring Twenties, and what started as a duo evolved into a larger band. Gerard Way, lead singer of alternative rock band My Chemical Romance, was in Richmond recently and visited the Oregon Hill shop Rest in Pieces. Richmond's annual Cherry Blossom Festival is returning in a virtual format to celebrate the arrival of Spring. The festival's first season was in 1968 and it consisted of six weeks of concerts given by the Cleveland Orchestra intermingled with eight individual jazz/folk music concerts. The Ultimate List of RVA Parks and Playgrounds, Richmond area Pick-Your-Own Orchards and Farms, FREE Kindergarten Readiness Events at Childrens Museum of Richmond, Childrens Museum of Richmond: May Events, Chipotle thanks nurses, healthcare workers with 50 free burritos. ", "I was producing a big multi-band rockabilly show at Hard Times; in fact, it might have been the second time Jonny Cecka's band Larry Joe Miller and the Rockabilly Rockets ever played here. So I go over and say, "Hey Jimmy, I got a huge favor to ask you, would you please help me out?"